Jorge E. Moraga
Associate Professor, Ph.D. American Studies
Pronouns: he/him/él
Areas of Interest
- Latinx Studies
- Critical Sport Studies
- American Cultural Studies
Contact Information
- Office: Bldg. 38, Rm. 210
- Phone: 805-756-6553
- Email: jemoraga@calpoly.edu
About Jorge Moraga
Dr. Moraga received his PhD in American studies from Washington State University (Pullman), with specializations in Latinx Studies, Sociology of Sport, and Cultural Studies. His work has focused on popular sport, physical culture, and the formation of Latinx/e identities. Moraga currently teaches courses in ethnic studies, Latinx studies, Hip Hop studies, and popular culture and media studies. His life passions center around slowing time (at home), saving Hyrule, and finding a balance across energies, emotions, and all of life’s elements.
Education
- Ph.D., American Studies, Washington State University, Pullman WA (2017)
- Dissertation: “Browning sport: How multicultural markets, halls of fame, & bilingual media construct Latinos/as in late-capitalist America”
- Chair: C. Richard King
- B.A., History, California State University, Northridge (2012)
- B.A., Central American Studies, California State University, Northridge (2012)
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
(2025). On Getting Free: Posting Up on Salvi Latinidad, American Sports, and Pasos Críticos. In Journal of Emerging Sport Studies: Anti-Colonial Autoethnography in Sport, 12: 1-54. https://journals.library.brocku.ca/index.php/jess/article/view/5348/3573
(2022). “Riverboat Ron”: A critical reading of Ronald Rivera, American brownness, & Latino masculinities in the NFL. In Journal of Sport and Social Issues: Critical Coach Studies. doi.10.1177/01937235221099149
(2018). On ESPN Deportes: Latinos, Sports Media, and the Cultural Politics of Visibilities. In Journal of Sport and Social Issues 42, no. 6: 470-497. doi.10.1177/0193723518797030
Book Chapters
(2025). Hasta La Lluvia/Even the Rain (2010). In Jesus A. Tirado and Timothy Monreal (Eds.), Hollywood or History: An Inquiry-based strategy to learn about Latinx Communities and History in the Classroom. Emerald Publishing: pp. 301-313. ISBN: 979-8-88730-902-6
(2021). Reading Fernando Valenzuela and Fernandomania: Broadening American-ness One Pitch at a Time. In Joel Nathan Rosen and Lisa Doris Alexander (Eds.), The Circus Is in Town: Sport Celebrity and Spectacle. University of Mississippi Press: pp. 255-277. ISBN: 978-1496836557
(2017). 4th & G(l)o(b)al: Origins, Evolution, and Implications of a Globalized National Football League. In David J. Leonard, Kimberly George, and Wade Davis (Eds.), Football, Culture, and Power. Routledge, New York: pp. 100-121. ISBN: 978-1138494190
Awards
- Promising New Faculty Award, California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) (nominee 2020-21, 2021-22)
- Young Scholars Symposium, Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame, 2018
- The Latino Museum Studies Program, Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C., summer 2015